Tuesday, February 16, 2016

3:03 PM

Turnout so far today is low but at its usual levels for a spring primary, city clerks say.

The city of Milwaukee, where there are primaries for mayor and county exec, is seeing “pretty comparable” turnout to its 2012 spring primary, said Neil Albrecht, the executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission. That’s when Mayor Tom Barrett was running for a third term.

“We had a very steady flow in the morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and then it definitely slowed down,” he said.

Albrecht said he expects between 10 percent to 15 percent of voters to show up today.

Madison, meanwhile, reported turnout of 5.3 percent by 11 a.m. In February 2013, the last time there was a Supreme Court primary, Madison saw 2.5 percent of voters turn out by 11 a.m. and reported a final turnout of 11.1 percent.

Waukesha Clerk and Treasurer Gina Kozlik was seeing about 30 voters per hours at one of its larger locations.